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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| heritage | things that may be given to younger family members |
| parasite | a organism that feeds off other organisms |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| tranquility | being calm |
| tumult | noisy commotion |
| laconic | speechless,or using few words |
| vacillate | to be indecisive |
| spectrum | an array of light waves |
| guru | a spiritual leader |
| decorum | dignified propriety of behavior |
| jovial | joyous humor |
| formidable | to cause fear |
| despondent | to show hopelessness |
| deductions | to remove |
| quota | when something is due |
| cowered | to crouch in fear |
| outrageous | some thing unimaginable |
| pulverized | to crush to powder |
| mutation | to change away from the parent |
| commemoration | to celebrate |
| what is a homophone???? altogether | They sang altogether =all in sum |
| what is a homophone???? all together | they sang all all together =all at once |
| what is a homophone???? all ready | he was all ready in Alabama =prepared |
| what is a homophone???? already | Is every body already done =previously |
| what is a homophone???? all ways | he goes all ways in spring =every single time |
| what is a homophone???? always | they always fly to Iowa =forever |
| what is a homophone???? anymore | he doesn't follow his routine anymore =any longer |
| what is a homophone???? any more | he wont fix the couch any more =any additional |
| what is a homophone???? maybe | he maybe will do the stunt =perhaps ,possibly |
| what is a homophone???? may be | he may be a stunt devil =could be |
| what is a homophone???? allowed | he allowed the hunters to go trough his house =permission |
| what is a homophone???? aloud | he wasn't reading aloud =to speak |
| what is a homophone???? away | The house blew away in the tornado =to leave |
| what is a homophone???? aweigh | he wanted to know what aweigh means =anchor of ship clearing water |
| what is a homophone???? kneaded | he kneaded the dough to make a pizza =to do with food or fabric material |
| what is a homophone???? needed | he needed the machine to be on to survive =finish something |
| what is a homophone???? naval | he looked at his naval suit =something to do with ship or officer in navy |
| what is a homophone???? navel | he wished he could see a navel orange =imprint |
| Exter=outside | exterior |
| re=again | repeat |
| ex,ec,ef,e=out of | expired |
| per=through or across | perspire |
| peri=around | perimeter |
| dia=through or across | diameter |
| circum-around | circumnavigate |
| se=apart | separate |
| retro=backward | retrospect |
| introduction | 1st |
| conclusion | restate thesis statement last sentence |
| thesis statement-sentence | main idea |
| topic sentence | attention grabber- |